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#([[sa ra ni]])/ ([[mdzes ma dang ldan pa]]), Prahevajra's mother, see also [[Parani]],
Sensory Spectra ([[khams]])
 
*Abhidharma sources identify eighteen sensory or psychophysical spectra (Skt. [[aṣṭadaśadhātu]]), namely: those of the eye, form and visual consciousness; those of the ear, sound, and auditory consciousness, those of the nose, smell, and olfactory consciousness; those of the tongue, taste, and gustatory consciousness; those of the body, touch, and tactile consciousness; and those of the intellect, phenomena, and mental consciousness. For a detailed analysis, see, L. Pruden (trans.), Abhidharmakośabhāṣyaṃ, Ch. 1, The Dhātus, pp. 55-131. [[GD]] (from the Glossary to [[Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings]])
#daughter of Rajahasti,  
 
Her song of realization and details are in [[Wellsprings]]. [[EPK]]
 
*One of the [[Twenty-One Indian Panditas]] ([[rgya gar gyi mkhas pa nyi shu rtsa gcig]]) [RY]
 
[[Category:Indian Masters]]
[[Category:Early Dzogchen Lineage]]

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Sensory Spectra (khams)

  • Abhidharma sources identify eighteen sensory or psychophysical spectra (Skt. aṣṭadaśadhātu), namely: those of the eye, form and visual consciousness; those of the ear, sound, and auditory consciousness, those of the nose, smell, and olfactory consciousness; those of the tongue, taste, and gustatory consciousness; those of the body, touch, and tactile consciousness; and those of the intellect, phenomena, and mental consciousness. For a detailed analysis, see, L. Pruden (trans.), Abhidharmakośabhāṣyaṃ, Ch. 1, The Dhātus, pp. 55-131. GD (from the Glossary to Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings)